When George Lucas was casting for ‘Star Wars’ he auditioned nearly every up-and-coming actor in Hollywood. Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Kurt Russell, Sissy Spacek, all passed through his audition room before he eventually plumped for Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and a carpenter named Harrison Ford. Those starlets went on to achieve superstardom thanks to Lucas, but they weren’t the only icons to feature in the ‘Star Wars’ films. Here’s some thespians you never realised journeyed to that galaxy far, far away. Read more First Star Wars 8 trailer Lando not returning in Star Wars 8 Actors who hated being in Star Wars

Today marks the second Force Friday and ‘Star Wars’ fans across the galaxy are going crazy for the new merch that’s gone on sale. Force Friday is Disney’s big promotional push for new merchandise that it’s releasing to support ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, with hundreds of new collectibles, figures, and products arriving in shops today. For hardcore fans the new figures and toys offer the chance to unearth fresh new clues about the plot of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ ahead of its release in December.